Steven K. Dixon 2024
Squadron: 104  Aircraft Name: Excalibur's Edge
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Crew:

Position

 Name

 Rank

 Pilot

Anthony Williams

 

Wireless

John Young

 

Tail Gunner

Alan Evans

 

 Navigator

William Bickle

 

 Mid-Upper

Robert Evans

 

 Bomb Aimer

Arthur Buck

 

Engineer

George Hanks

 

1943/44 Missions (Campaigns 3):

Mission Number/Date

 Target

 Result

1

Ghent, Be.

On Target 90%

2

 

 

3

Chambly, Fr.

On Target 40%

4

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5

 

 

6

Trappes, Fr.

DNB-Abort

7

 

 

8

Berneval, Fr.

On Target 40%

9

 

 

10

 

 

11

St. Medard, Fr.

On Target 50%

1943/44 Credited Kills (Campaigns 3):

 Mission No.

 ME 110 F-4

 ME 110 G-4

 JU 88 C-6

 JU 88 G-7

 DO 217 J-1

 DO 217 N-2

 HE 219 A-0

 FW 190 A-5UZ

ME 109 G-6U4N

ME 262 B-1AU1

TA 154 A-0

DO 217 J-1

(Italy)

1

 

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1943 Mission AARs - Previous A/C A Hunting We Will Go lost on Leverkusen Mission, Crown Jewels lost on Brunswick mission. King's Kaper lost on Ossun, France mission.
Mission 19 -N/A
Mission 20 - N/A

Campaign 3 -

Mission1 - No AAR submitted
Mission 3 - Though our plane was shot to pieces, we made it home and with only the Pilot and Co-Pilot suffering minor injuries.
Mission 6- Failed to release bombs. Manual attempt was unsuccessful. Fortunately, the Bombardier was able to jettison over the Channel during our return, saving both the plane and crew.
Mission 8 - An incredibly quiet mission for us. It was a flight with little resistance, drop our bombs, and home to a cigar and some Port. It looks like the air war is coming around to our favor.
Mission 11 - No report filed.
Mission 13 - Over Zone 3 we experienced a hydraulic systems failure, causing the bomb doors to be inoperable. We aborted the mission and returned home for repairs.
Mission 16 - No report filed.
Mission 17 - I would say we went through a buzz saw, if not for all of the superficial damage, and misses we encountered. The Right Wing, Bomb Bay, and a LW suffered by our Flight Navigator. None of which prevented us from delivering our load on target, though not the greatest percentage, and returning home safely. Seems everyone remembered their Rabbit's Foot on this mission.

Mission Number/Date

 Target

 Result

12

 

 

13

Cambrai, Fr.

DNB - Abort

14

 

 

15

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16

Westrove, Fr.

On Target 30%

17

Aunay-sur-Odon

On Target 20%

18

 

 

19

 

 

20